Nutrition

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Across
  1. 3. Nutrient that provides the most calories per gram
  2. 7. substances that the body needs to sustain life
  3. 9. the process where food is converted into usable energy
  4. 11. It is the enzyme found un saliva that helps break down food
  5. 12. A carbohydrate that cannot be absorbed and does not provide energy.
  6. 13. A factor that affects a person's energy balance
  7. 15. is what the body obtains when it processes nutrients.
Down
  1. 1. This is when food is broken down into nutrients and absorbed by the cells
  2. 2. A factor that affects a person's energy balance
  3. 4. is where the digestive system process begins.
  4. 5. the number of calories ingested equals the number of calories expended.
  5. 6. It usually takes 1 to 4 hours to digest food.
  6. 8. Unit used to measure body energy
  7. 10. are where most nutrients are absorbed
  8. 14. increase the speed of chemical reactions in metabolism